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(L-R) Prof. Ashok Thampy, Florintree Chair Professor for Private Equity & Venture Capital; Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB; Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India; Mr. Mathew Cyriac, PGP ’94, Executive Chairman, Florintree Advisors; Prof. Sourav Mukherji, Professor, Dean, Faculty & Dean, Alumni Relations & Development; Mr. Amit Jain, MD and Head of Carlyle India, and Mr. Vivek Pandit, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader Private Equity, McKinsey & Co., inaugurated the launch of the Tony James Centre for PE & VC on 6 August 2025.

(L-R) Prof. Ashok Thampy, Florintree Chair Professor for Private Equity & Venture Capital; Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB; Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India; Mr. Mathew Cyriac, PGP ’94, Executive Chairman, Florintree Advisors; Prof.  Sourav Mukherji, Professor, Dean, Faculty & Dean, Alumni Relations & Development; Mr. Amit Jain, MD and Head of Carlyle India, and Mr. Vivek Pandit, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader Private Equity, McKinsey & Co., inaugurated the launch of the Tony James Centre for PE & VC on 6 August 2025.

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta - Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CEO & Chairman, HUL, inaugurated the office of the Tony James Centre for Private Equity and Venture Capital at IIMB.

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta - Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CEO & Chairman, HUL, inaugurated the office of the Tony James Centre for Private Equity and Venture Capital at IIMB.

Prof. Sourav Mukherji, Dean, Faculty & Dean, Alumni Relations & Development, delivered the welcome address.

Prof.  Sourav Mukherji, Dean, Faculty & Dean, Alumni Relations & Development, delivered the welcome address.

Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB, delivered the opening remarks and formally introduced the Centre.

Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB, delivered the opening remarks and formally introduced the Centre.

Prof. Ashok Thampy, Florintree Chair Professor for Private Equity & Venture Capital, IIMB, outlined the Centre’s proposed vision and activities.

Prof. Ashok Thampy, Florintree Chair Professor for Private Equity & Venture Capital, IIMB, outlined the Centre’s proposed vision and activities.

PGP 1994 alumnus and Centre benefactor Mr. Mathew Cyriac, Executive Chairman, Florintree Advisors Private Limited, spoke of the genesis of the idea for the Centre.

PGP 1994 alumnus and Centre benefactor Mr. Mathew Cyriac, Executive Chairman, Florintree Advisors Private Limited, spoke of the genesis of the idea for the Centre.

Mr. Vivek Pandit, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader, PE & VC, McKinsey & Co., delivered the keynote address during the event.

Mr. Vivek Pandit, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader, PE & VC, McKinsey & Co., delivered the keynote address during the event.

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CEO & Chairman, HUL, deliberated on the capital imperatives of a rapidly growing economy during the Chief Guest’s address.

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CEO & Chairman, HUL, deliberated on the capital imperatives of a rapidly growing economy during the Chief Guest’s address.

Mr. Subrata Mitra - Co-Founder, Accel, spoke on the venture capital ecosystem, relaying his journey with Accel.

Mr. Subrata Mitra - Co-Founder, Accel, spoke on the venture capital ecosystem, relaying his journey with Accel.

Mr. Amit Jain, Managing Director & Head, Carlyle India Advisors, spoke of the evolving expectations from private equity professionals in India.

Mr. Amit Jain, Managing Director & Head, Carlyle India Advisors, spoke of the evolving expectations from private equity professionals in India.

Mr. Hamilton Evans "Tony" James - former President, COO and Executive Vice Chairman, Blackstone, shared his reflections in a special virtual address marking the launch of the Tony James Centre at IIM Bangalore.

Mr. Hamilton Evans "Tony" James - former President, COO and Executive Vice Chairman, Blackstone, shared his reflections in a special virtual address marking the launch of the Tony James Centre at IIM Bangalore.

Mr. Alok Apte, son of late Prof. Prakash Apte, shared his reflections on the classroom dedicated to his father, which was made possible through Mathew Cyriac’s philanthropic initiative.

Mr. Alok Apte, son of late Prof. Prakash Apte, shared his reflections on the classroom dedicated to his father, which was made possible through Mathew Cyriac’s philanthropic initiative.

Former IIMB faculty Prof. George Varughese delivered remarks as one of the four distinguished honourees after whom the classrooms have been named.

Former IIMB faculty Prof. George Varughese delivered remarks as one of the four distinguished honourees after whom the classrooms have been named.

A section of the during the event.

A section of the during the event.

Earlier in the day, IIMB honoured four of its finance area faculty in recognition of their profound impact on generations of students, as well as academia, institutions and society. With the support of Mr Cyriac’s endowment, four classrooms have been named, each in honour of Late Prof. Prakash G. Apte, Prof. Prasanna Chandra, Prof. S. Sundararajan, and Prof. George Varughese.

Earlier in the day, IIMB honoured four of its finance area faculty in recognition of their profound impact on generations of students, as well as academia, institutions and society. With the support of Mr Cyriac’s endowment, four classrooms have been named, each in honour of Late Prof. Prakash G. Apte, Prof. Prasanna Chandra, Prof. S. Sundararajan, and Prof. George Varughese.